NEBOSH Certificate Essentials: - The Six Pack

The Six Pack

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
  
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
  
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
  
• Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
  
• The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  
• The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992
  

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

• The assessment of risks to health and safety
  
• Access to competent health and safety advice
  
• Co-operation of employers and those who share premises
  
• Preparing for emergencies
  

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

• The assessment of machinery hazards
  
• The process of installation, commissioning and use of work equipment
  
• The hazards created by introducing a piece of work equipment into a workplace
  

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

• Common features of a workplace
  
• Minimum standards of workplace hygiene
  
• Identification of potential workplace hazards
  

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

• The interaction of a person with their workstation within the work environment
  
• The design of tasks using new technology
  
• The assessment of those at most risk of work related upper limb disorders
  

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• The prevalence of back injury
  
• The assessment of a task, the person performing the task, the load to be moved and the environment in which it is moved
  
• The preference of eliminating or minimising lifting and handling
  
• Emphasis placed on mechanical handling
  

The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992

• Personal protection is the last line of defense
  
• An assessment of the hazards a person is exposed to is required
  
• Specification of the equipment standards aids selection of appropriate PPE
  
• All PPE has to be maintained and has a finite life